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When the injured dog was found, she was taken to the vets in the hope her eyes could be rescued

The horrific assault took place in the colony Plan de Ayala Sur, in the city of Merida, in the south-eastern Mexican state of Yucatan.

The activist said that she had rescued the dog hoping that it might have been possible to reinsert its eyes into its sockets, but the injuries were far too serious and as a result it was agreed that the dog should be put to sleep.

The Animal Protection Unit of the local police have confirmed that they have started an investigation on charges of animal abuse after several netizens asked government and authorities to do something to find and punish those responsible.

The dog’s condition even prompted a petition on Change.org to demand a huge punishment for those responsible of torturing Boxy.

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Unfortunately Boxy's wounds were too extreme and she had to be put down

According to local media, preliminary investigations concluded that the dog used to have an owner who had simply abandoned the dog.

And despite the shocking abuse Connie Sosa, who has worked saving abused animals for six years in the region, said that it was not uncommon to see horrific attacks on strays.

She said that only recently a small female dog, called Marina, had died after being covered in sticky glue, and added that the abuse was being reported on an almost daily basis.

President of the Animalist Citizens Movement, Ernesto Maurin Guerrero, said the only way to tackle the problems to give tougher punishments for those responsible.